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In reply to the discussion: Why Aren’t We As Universally Outraged Over Sandra Bland’s Death As We Are Over Cecil The lion? [View all]TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)I'm not sure why.
I think it has something to do with the general idea floating around that we are custodians of pets and other animals and so mistreating them is a crime of the highest order.
OTOH, there seems to be the idea that all humans, regardless of race or gender, have some ability to defend themselves, or at least make their own life decisions. Some might even be seen to deserve what they get. Whether or not this is true in any case is irrelevant-- it is a primal reaction.
Outrage seems to rise when it is defenseless humans, such as infants and the disabled, who have no say at all in their treatment are attacked.
Cecil is far from the first, or maybe even worst, canned hunt horror to make the news, but a lot of it is in the timing, too.